Tor Books Programming at New York Comic-Con 2025!

October 3, 2025October 8, 2025Tiana Tolbert

We’re thrilled to join you all at New York Comic-Con 2025! Check out all the awesome panels and booth events we’ve got slated for this epic weekend.

Please note that giveaways and drops do not indicate author attendance at New York Comic Con. For attending authors, please check out panels and signing events.

Thursday — October 09

PANELS

Science Fiction Tropes: Best to Worst

Room 1B02 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Some ideas posited in science fiction become reality (Lt. Uhuru’s in-ear communicator), some may never happen (faster than light travel), and some are just kind of silly (single biome planets). With help from the audience, these acclaimed writers will discuss the best and worst science fiction inventions and tropes.

Authors include John Scalzi, C.J. Farley, Emery Robin, Yume Kitasei, Julie Snyder!

Science Fiction Tropes – Post Panel Book Signing

Held in Hall 1A | 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Join authors from the Science Fiction Tropes: Best to Worst panel as they greet fans and sign books. Books for all authors available for purchase from the Barnes & Noble booth in Hall 1A, adjacent to the signing area.

Your Next Book Obsession: Spotlight on Tor Publishing Group

Room 1B02 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Tor Publishing Group publishes some of the greatest sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror books around. This panel will shine a spotlight on some of the exciting upcoming titles that Tor, Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Nightfire, and our newest imprint, Bramble, have to offer. Join the book lovers from the Tor teams as they share a sneak peek at new and upcoming books that you will definitely have to add to your TBR list.

Battle of the Tropes

North-Room 406.1 | 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM

A comic convention favorite is coming back for another round of chaos! Battle of the Tropes pits teams of authors against each other in an argument for the ages. Think part game show, part debate, and part improv. Audience members provide tropes for the teams to debate and decide the winner of each round with sheer volume. Whether you’re team chosen one or long for only one bed situations, these enemies will become lovers again at the end of the session.

Authors include Travis Baldree, Axie Oh, Page Powars, Kat Cho, Stephanie Carr!

Battle of the Tropes – Post Panel Book Signing

Held in Room 1A01 | 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Join authors from the “Battle of the Tropes” panel as they meet fans and sign books. Books will be available in the signing room from Barnes & Noble Union Square, NYCC”s Official Show Bookseller.

TOR BOOTH SIGNINGS

ADAM CHRISTOPHER | 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM signing Crawlspace (GALLEY)

JOHN SCALZI | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM. All titles available for sale!

YUME KITASEI | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM. All titles available for sale!

Friday — October 10

PANELS

Spotlight on Veronica Roth and Marie Lu

Room 1B02 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Join Veronica Roth (To Clutch a Razor) and Marie Lu (Red City) for an exciting discussion. All attendees will receive an advanced copy of Roth’s next novel, Seek the Traitor’s Son.

Spotlight on Veronica Roth and Marie Lu – Post Panel Book Signing

Held in Hall 1A | 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Join, Veronica Roth, the award-winning and acclaimed author of the Divergent Series, The Chosen Ones, Poster Girl, and many other books, as she greets fans and signs books. Books will be available for purchase from the Barnes & Noble booth in Hall 1A, adjacent to the author signing area.

TOR BOOTH SIGNINGS

AMANDA FOODY & C.L. HERMAN | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM signing A Fate So Cold (GALLEY)

SEANAN MCGUIRE | 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM signing Silver and Lead

CHUCK TINGLE | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM. All titles available for sale!

JULIA VEE| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM. All titles available for sale!

Saturday — October 11

PANELS

Spotlight on Travis Baldree

Room 1B02 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Join Travis Baldree, the bestselling and wildly popular author Legends & Lattes and Bookshops & Bonedust, as he discusses his latest novel, Brigands & Breadknives.

Travis Baldree Book Signing

Hall 1A | 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Join Travis Baldree, the bestselling and wildly popular author Legends & Lattes and Bookshops & Bonedust, as he discusses his latest novel, Brigands & Breadknives for a book signing in Hall 1A.

Beyond Boundaries: The Art of Genre Bending

North-Room 409 | 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Rules were meant to be broken and genres were meant to be mashed — or however the saying goes. Leave your ideas of conventional genre at the door and join some of your favorite authors who write books in all different genres. They don’t let one genre define them! Come hear how they deftly move between fantasy, romance, horror, and everything in between. Featuring authors Amanda Foody, C.L. Herman, Marie Lu, Bethany C. Morrow, and Veronica Roth. Moderated by Chuck Tingle.

Beyond Boundaries – Post Panel Book Signing

Hall 1A | 4:30PM PM – 5:30 PM

Join authors from the “Beyond Boundaries” panel as they meet fans and sign books. In order for the authors to meet the maximum number of fans, one book personalized, up to three total books signed, no posed photos. Books will be available for purchase from the Barnes & Noble booth in Hall 1A, adjacent to the author signing area.

Featuring authors Amanda Foody, C.L. Herman, Marie Lu, Bethany C. Morrow, and Veronica Roth. Moderated by Chuck Tingle.

Scream Reads: Books to Keep You Up at Night

Room 1B02 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Join Bethany C. Morrow, Codie Crowley, Cynthia St Aubin, Laura Leffler, Mary Roach, and Mira Grant as they step into the darkness of all things that haunt us. From the paranormal to the otherworldly, nothing is scarier than surviving the horrors that collide into lives. Presented by Disney Publishing and Tor/Nightfire.

Scream Reads – Post Panel Book Signing

Room 1A01 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Join authors from the “Scream Reads” panel as they meet fans and sign books. Books will be available in the signing room from Barnes & Nobel Union Square, NYCC”s Official Show Bookseller. Featuring authors Bethany C. Morrow, Codie Crowley, Cynthia St Aubin, Laura Leffler, Mary Roach, and Mira Grant.

TOR BOOTH SIGNINGS

BETHANY C. MORROW | 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM signing The Body (GALLEY)

VERONICA ROTH | 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM signing Seek the Traitor’s Son (GALLEY)

SARAH BETH DURST | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM signing The Enchanted Greenhouse

CYNTHIA ST. AUBIN | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM signing Love Bites

Sunday — October 12

PANELS

Enchanting Entanglements

Room 1B02 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Have you ever been reading a scene between a hero and their antagonist and thought “yes, good…now kiss!”? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to date your magic-wielding rival? Then you know you are a Romantasy Lover… From epic fantasy and romance, to dark and twisted love stories and beyond, join Carissa Broadbent, Sara Raasch, Tricia Levenseller, Maddie Martinez, and Sarah Beth Durst for discussion of why romantasy is on the top of all of our TBRs. Moderated by Bel Banta for a discussion.

Enchanting Entanglements – Post Panel Book Signing

Hall 1A | 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Join authors from the “Enchanting Entanglements” panel as they meet fans and sign books. Books will be available for purchase from the Barnes & Noble booth in Hall 1A, adjacent to the author signing area. Featuring authors Carissa Broadbent, Sara Raasch, Tricia Levenseller, Maddie Martinez, and Sarah Beth Durst.

TOR BOOTH SIGNINGS

PHILIP FRACASSI | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM signing The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

MARIE LU | 1:30 PM -2:00 PM signing Red City

Panelists and giveaways subject to change

What's New

Announcing Tor Books Programming at San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

July 16, 2025July 26, 2025Tiana Tolbert9 Comments

We’re thrilled to join you all at San Diego Comic-Con 2025! Check out all the awesome panels and booth events we’ve got slated for this epic weekend.

Please note that giveaways and drops do not indicate author attendance at San Diego Comic Con. For attending authors, please check out panels and signing events.

Thursday — July 24

Panels

Whimsical Wanderlust: Finding Joy in Fiction

DESCRIPTION:

Take a walk on the lighter side! Sometimes you just want to escape from the real world and dive into a book that’s fun, magical, and uplifting. Science fiction and fantasy authors Annalee Newitz (Automatic Noodle), Serra Swift (Kill the Beast), Sarah Beth Durst (The Enchanted Greenhouse), and moderator Ryka Aoki (Light From Uncommon Stars) discuss why escapism is a valid reason to read anything from sci-fi with heart to rom-coms with magic.

Room: 29CD | 10:30 – 11:30 AM

Autograph Area Author Signings

Whimsical Wanderlust: Finding Joy in Fiction | 10:30AM – 11:30AM

Held in Autograph Area AA04: Annalee Newitz, author (Automatic Noodle), Sarah Beth Durst, author (The Enchanted Greenhouse), Ryka Aoki, author (Light From Uncommon Stars)

Tor Booth Signings

SERRA SWIFT | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM signing Kill the Beast (GALLEY)

C. L. HERMAN | 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM signing A Fate So Cold (GALLEY)

EVAN LEIKAM | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM signing Anji Kills A King (GALLEY)

Friday — July 25

Panels

A Chorus of Realms

DESCRIPTION: Voices of modern fantasy transport the reader with every turn of the page. SenLinYu (Alchemised), Kalie Cassidy (In the Veins of the Drowning), Hayley Dennings (This Ravenous Fate), Amal El-Mohtar (The River Has Roots), and Moses Ose Utomi (The Memory of the Ogisi) are creating new worlds rich in magical detail that readers can’t help but dive into. Moderated by Bree Steffen (journalist, Spectrum News).

Room 32AB
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Joy & Resistance

DESCRIPTION: “Joy is an act of resistance”—poet Toi Derricotte. Writers explore the ways their characters experience joy in challenging times and how resistance can spark joy. Embrace celebration and determination with Sherri L. Smith (Candace, the Universe, and Everything), Danica Nava (Love Is a War Song), C. B Lee (Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe), Sarah Beth Durst (The Enchanted Greenhouse), and Veronica Bane (Difficult Girls), in conversation with bookseller Maryelizabeth Yturralde.

Room 24ABC
12:30PM – 1:30PM

Fantasy Worldbuilding 101

DESCRIPTION: Are you a budding author who has always wondered, “Where do I start?” when it comes to worldbuilding? You’re not alone—a blank page can be the highest mountain to climb. Beloved fantasy authors Axie Oh (The Floating World), Jessica S. Olson (Den of Liars), Susan Dennard (The Executioners Three), and Kennedy Tarrell (Evil-ish) hold an interactive program where they will work with you to brainstorm a fantasy world in real time! Moderated by C. L. Herman (A Fate So Cold).

Room 23ABC
1:00PM – 2:00PM

Beyond Boundaries: The Art of Genre Bending

DESCRIPTION: Rules were meant to be broken, and genres were meant to be mashed—or however, the saying goes. Leave your ideas of conventional genre at the door and join some of your favorite authors who write books in all different genres. They don’t let one genre define them! Seanan McGuire (Silver and Lead), Charlie Jane Anders (Lessons in Magic and Disaster), Chuck Tingle (Lucky Day), Olivie Blake (Girl Dinner), and Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle (Pearl City) discuss how they deftly move between fantasy, romance, horror, and everything in between with moderator Cassandra Khaw (The Library at Hellebore).

Room 29CD
5:30PM – 6:30PM

Tor Booth Signings

MARIE LU | 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM signing Red City (GALLEY)

SUSAN DENNARD| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM signing The Executioners Three

Autograph Area Author Signings

A Chorus of Realms | 12:30PM-1:30PM

Held in Autograph Area AA06

SenLinYu, author (Alchemised), Kalie Cassidy, author (In the Veins of the Drowning), Hayley Dennings, author (This Ravenous Fate), Amal El-Mohtar, author (The River Has Roots), Moses Ose Utomi, author (The Memory of the Ogisi)

Joy and Resistance | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

Held in Autograph Area AA06

Sherri L. Smith, author (Candace, the Universe, and Everything), Danica Nava, author (Love Is a War Song), CB Lee, author (Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe), Sarah Beth Durst, author (The Enchanted Greenhouse), Veronica Bane, author (Difficult Girls)

Fantasy Worldbuilding 101 |2:30PM – 3:30PM

Held in Autograph Area AA04

Axie Oh, author (The Floating World), Jessica S. Olson, author (Den of Liars), Susan Dennard, author (The Executioners Three), Kennedy Tarrell, author (Evil-ish), C. L. Herman, author (A Fate So Cold)

Beyond Boundaries: The Art of Genre Bending | 4:00PM – 5:00PM

Held in Autograph Area AA09

Saturday — July 26

Panels

Mystical Mayhem: Unleashing the Power of Epic Fantasy

DESCRIPTION: Some of your favorite fantasy and speculative authors discuss what makes a fantasy truly “epic,” how much magic is too much (or too little), and the inspiration for their sprawling, addictive novels. Featuring authors Jennifer K. Lambert (Never the Roses), Evan Leikam (Anji Kills a King), Marie Lu (Red City), Serra Swift (Kill the Beast), Moses Ose Utomi (The Memory of the Ogisi), and moderator Christina Orlando (senior editor, Reactor Mag).

Room 10
10:30 – 11:30 AM

Let’s Speculate

DESCRIPTION: Explore the potential of the question “What if?” alongside Charlie Jane Anders (Lessons in Magic), Yume Kitasei (The Stardust Grail), Mary Robinette Kowal (The Lady Astronaut Universe series), and Annalee Newitz (Automatic Noodle) as they discuss how speculative fiction can help us to interrogate the “real world.” Whether science fiction, fantasy, or something in between, these authors reflect what is known in new and innovative ways. Moderated by Matthew Berger (Mysterious Galaxy).

Room 29AB
12:00PM-1:00PM

Once Upon a Romantasy

DESCRIPTION: Unless you’ve been under a literary rock, there is a good chance you’ve heard the term “romantasy”—a cross between romance and fantasy. This genre continues to dominate BookTok, bestseller lists, and word-of-mouth across a passionate readership worldwide. Ever wonder why? Sarah Beth Durst (The Enchanted Greenhouse), Axie Oh (The Floating World), C. L. Herman (A Fate So Cold), and I. V. Marie (Immortal Consequences) take a deep dive into the rise of romantasy and a discussion about the staying power of the genre, from authors who themselves are releasing new books in 2025. Moderated by Mary E Pearson (The Remnant Chronicles).

Room 10
1:30PM – 2:30PM

Step Into the Fantasy Audiobook Booth

DESCRIPTION: Great audiobooks can transport listeners right into a fantastical sonic tapestry of an author’s story. How do authors choose the right voice to narrate their words? What are some of the ways authors develop the sound design and musical elements of an audiobook program? Does narrating their own work change the way they experience their story? Get an inside look with authors Charlie Jane Anders (Lessons in Magic and Disaster), Amal El-Mohtar (The River Has Roots), and Cassandra Khaw (The Library at Hellebore) on the making of their audiobooks. Moderated by audiobook narrator Natalie Naudus.

Room 10
2:30PM – 3:30PM

Fan-Made Tales

DESCRIPTION : Olivie Blake (Girl Dinner), Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl), Lindsay Straube (The Kiss of the Basilisk), and Chuck Tingle (Lucky Day) talk about the power of fandom. Readers have supported these authors in outstanding ways from the start and they’re here to celebrate those exceptional communities. Moderated by Dr. Jenni Marchisotto (Mysterious Galaxy).

Room 23ABC
3:00PM-4:00PM

Tor Booth Signings

CHARLIE JANE ANDERS | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM signing Lessons in Magic and Disaster

DANIELLE JENSEN | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM signing Scorched Earth

OLIVIE BLAKE | 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM signing Girl Dinner

AMAL EL-MOHTAR | 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM signing The River Has Roots

Autograph Area Author Signings

Mystical Mayhem: Unleashing the Power of Epic Fantasy | 12:00PM – 1:00PM

Held in Autograph Area AA09

Charlie Jane Anders, author (Lessons in Magic and Disaster), Yume Kitasi, author (The Stardust Grail),

Mary Robinette Kowal, author (The Lady Astronaut Universe), Annalee Newitz, author (Automatic Noodle)

Once Upon a Romantasy | 3:00PM-4:00PM

Held in Autograph Area AA04

Sarah Beth Durst, author (The Enchanted Greenhouse), Axie Oh, author (The Floating World), C. L. Herman, author (A Fate So Cold), Mary E Pearson, author (The Remnant Chronicles)

Fan-Made Tales | 4:30PM – 5:30PM

Held in Autograph Area AA06

Olivie Blake, author (Girl Dinner), Matt Dinniman, author (Dungeon Crawler Carl), Lindsay Straube, author (Kiss of the Basilisk), Chuck Tingle, author (Lucky Day)

Sunday — July 27

Panels

Horror at the Crossroads of Genre

DESCRIPTION: Comic-Con Special Guests Emil Ferris and Jonathan Maberry alongside authors Liz Kerin (First Light), Kiersten White (The House of Quiet), and Erika T. Wurth (The Haunting of Room 904) talk about some scary good books. These creators are pushing boundaries in horror writing, expanding the genre in terrifyingly fun ways. Moderated by Haydee Smith (writing instructor, UCSD).

Room 7AB

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Your Next Book Obsession: Tor Publishing Group

DESCRIPTION:

Tor Publishing Group publishes some of the greatest sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror books around. This panel will shine a spotlight on some of the exciting upcoming titles that Tor, Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Nightfire, and the newest imprint, Bramble, have to offer. The book lovers from the Tor team—Valeria Castorena (marketing associate), Saraceia J. Fennell (associate director, publicity), Kelsey Gallotte (Macmillan Audio), and Caro Perny (associate director, publicity)—share a sneak peek at new and upcoming books.

Room: 24ABC | 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Tor Booth Signings

C. L. Herman | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM signing A Fate So Cold

Seanan McGuire | 12:00-12:30 PM signing Overgrowth and backlist

Autograph Area Author Signings

Horror at the Crossroads of Genre | 1:30PM – 2:30PM

Held in Autograph Area AA05

Jonathan Maberry, author (Joe Ledger Series, Necrotek), Emil Ferris, author (My Favorite Thing is Monsters), Kiersten White, author (Lucy Undying), Erika T. Wurth, author (The Haunting of Room 904), Liz Kerin

Panelists and giveaways subject to change

What's New

Announcing Tor Books Programming at San Diego Comic-Con 2024!

July 18, 2024July 25, 2024Tiana Tolbert1 Comment

We’re thrilled to join you all at San Diego Comic-Con 2024! Check out all the awesome panels and booth events we’ve got slated for this epic weekend.

Please note that giveaways and drops do not indicate author attendance at San Diego Comic Con. For attending authors, please check out panels and signing events.

Thursday — July 25

Panels

Don’t Stick Me in a Box: Genre Mashup Edition

DESCRIPTION: Rules were meant to be broken and genres were meant to be mashed—or however the saying goes. Leave your ideas of conventional genre at the door and join genre legends Olivie Blake (The Atlas Complex), Sarah Beth Durst (The Spellshop), TJ Klune (Somewhere Beyond the Sea), Seanan McGuire (Tidal Creatures), and Chuck Tingle (Bury Your Gays) as they gather to talk fantasy, romance, horror, and everything in between. Moderated by Maureen Lenker (Entertainment Weekly).

Room 24ABC
10:30 – 11:30 AM

Supporting Women’s Wrongs

DESCRIPTION: This panel dedicated to the damsels dishing out distress features Ava Reid (Lady Macbeth; A Study Drowning), CJ Leede (American Rapture), Rachel Howzell Hall (The Last One), and Comic-Con special guests Cecy Robson (Bloodguard) and Kiersten White (Lucy Undying) discussing writing powerful female characters who aren’t afraid of committing a few wrongs to make things right. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Michelle Bucud.

Room 23ABC
11:00 – 12:00 PM

Booth Signings

Jonathan Maberry | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM signing Dragon in Winter (GALLEY GIVEAWAY)

Seanan McGuire | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM signing Tidal Creatures and others

Seanan McGuire | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Sarah Beth Durst| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM signing The Spellshop

CJ Leede | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM signing American Rapture (GALLEY GIVEAWAY)

Author Signings

Olivie Blake, Sarah Beth Durst, Seanan McGuire, TJ Klune, and Chuck Tingle

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in AA09

Kendare Blake, Rachel Howzell Hall, CJ Leede, Ava Reid, Cecy Robson, and Kiersten White

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM in AA02

Friday — July 26

Panels

Romantic Retellings

DESCRIPTION: It’s time to take a fresh look at classic tales. Authors Alexene Farol Follmuth (Twelfth Knight), Christina Lauren (Tangled Up in You; The Paradise Problem), Nikki Payne (Sex, Lies, and Sensibility), and Scarlett St. Clair (A Touch of Chaos) share how they take famous stories from once-upon-a-time to a whole new happily ever after. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Jenni Marchisotto.

Room 24ABC
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Across the Universes with Tor

DESCRIPTION: Tor Publishing Group publishes some of the greatest sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror books around. This panel will shine a spotlight on some of the exciting upcoming titles that Tor, Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Nightfire, and their newest imprint, Bramble, have to offer. The book lovers from the Tor teams-Laura Etzkorn (senior publicist), Giselle Gonzalez (publicist), Emily Honer (marketing associate), and Rachel Taylor (senior marketing manager)—share a sneak peek at new and upcoming books that you will definitely have to add to your TBR list.

Room 29CD
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Booth Signings

Moses Ose Utomi | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM signing The Lies of the Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke

Alexene Farol Follmuth| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM signing Twelfth Knight and others

Author Signings

Alexene Farol Follmuth, Christina Lauren, Nikki Payne, and Scarlett St. Clair

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM in AA09

Saturday — July 27

Panels

Robots and Other Mechanical Beings

DESCRIPTION: Explore works with robots, cyborgs, androids, and other mechanical characters in central and supporting roles created by John Barber (SIGNA), Alexene Farol Follmuth (My Mechanical Romance), Frederick L, Jones (Clock Striker), and Greg van Eekhout (Cog, Happy Town). Maryelizabeth Yturralde (publishing maven, Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide) will drill down into what it takes to construct stories featuring automated machines in meaningful ways.

Room 4
10:00 – 11:00 AM

In Our Villain Era: Tor’s Version

DESCRIPTION: Everyone has their favorite era, and Tor is here to tell you why their Villain Era is fiercer than the rest. Jenn Lyons (The Sky On Fire), Moses Ose Utomi (The Truth of the Aleke), and Ken Bebelle (Blood Jade) dive into the villains—and maybe even some heroes—of their stories. Moderated by Ryka Aoki (Light from Uncommon Stars).

Room 10
10:30 – 11:30 AM

How to Bookend a Bestselling Series

DESCRIPTION: The End is often the two hardest words an author writes. Is it captivating enough? Is it satisfying to loyal readers? How do you wrap up the pieces? Or will the threads be left open enough for a companion? No one knows this better than bestselling authors Tricia Levenseller (The Darkness Within Us), Alexandra Bracken (The Mirror of Beasts), and Aiden Thomas (Celestial Monsters), who have all crafted compelling endings to beloved young adult series. Be warned: spoilers are a risk! Moderated by Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure).

Room 10
1:30 – 2:30 PM

Let There Be Dragons

DESCRIPTION : Take to the skies with a panel dedicated to the mythical creatures that have inspired fear and awe across the globe for centuries: dragons. Jenn Lyons (The Sky on Fire), Ken Bebelle (Blood Jade), and Comic-Con special guests Naomi Novik discuss what it’s like to bring these magical and mercurial beings to life. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Matthew Berger.

Room 23ABC
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Booth Signings

Sarah Henning | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM signing The Lies We Conjure (GALLEY GIVEAWAY)

Roger Clark | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM signing Red Dead’s History

Ryka Aoki | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM signing Light from Uncommon Stars

Adam Christopher | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM signing The Burning Dark

Rebecca Thorne | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM signing A Pirate’s Life for Tea

TJ Klune | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Ken Bebelle | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM signing Blood Jade

Author Signings

John Barber, Alexene Farol Follmuth, Andrew Lee Griffith, Frederick L Jones, Judd Winick

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM in AA09

Ryka Aoki, Ken Bebelle, Jenn Lyons, Moses Ose Utomi, and Julia Vee

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in AA06

Alexandra Bracken, Sarah Henning, Tricia Levenseller, and Aiden Thomas

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in AA06

Ken Bebelle, Jenn Lyons, and Naomi Novik

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM in AA09

Sunday — July 28

Panels

Take Me Away

DESCRIPTION: We’re getting out of town without getting out of bed thanks to these fantastic tales. Book your ticket out of this world as Jordan Ifueko (The Maid and the Crocodile), T. J. Klune (Somewhere Beyond the Sea), Rebecca Thorne (Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea), Sara Wolf (Heavenbreaker), and Deeba Zargarpur (Farrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fate) discuss how to create the worlds and characters that readers want to visit (and revisit). Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Jenni Marchisotto.

Room 7AB

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Page-Turning Thrillers and Mysteries

DESCRIPTION: If you like high-stakes, twisty mind games, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and stories that feel like the big screen, you are in for a treat! Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure), Trish Lundy (The One That Got Away with Murder), and Caitlin Schneiderhan (Medici Heist) discuss their thrillers and mysteries that will leave you glued to your reading nook until the very last page. Moderated by Lily Anderson (Scout’s Honor).

Room 24ABC

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

There’s Something About YA

DESCRIPTION: Bestselling YA authors Alexene Farol Follmuth (Twelfth Knight), Terry J. Benton-Walker (The White Guy Dies First), Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure), Tricia Levenseller (The Darkness Within Us), and Christine Riccio (Attached at the Hip) discuss spinning stories that bring the heat in romantasy, the snark in romcoms, the death in horror and the sabotage in thrillers/mysteries for teens. Moderated by Erika Lewis (Kelcie Murphy series).

Room 23ABC
2:30 – 3:30 PM

Deadly Deeds

DESCRIPTIONS: Creators of dark and creeptastic works discuss their tales and debate not only when readers might choose to root for the monsters but also what and who defines monsters. Lily Anderson (Killer House Party), Desiree S. Evans (The Black Girl Survives in This One), Stephen Graham Jones (I was a Teenage Slasher) , CJ Leede (American Rapture), Trish Lundy (The One That Got Away with Murder), Comic-Con special guest Kiersten White (Lucy Undying), and Justine Puncella Winans (One Killer Problem) chill out with Maryelizabeth Yturralde (publishing maven, Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide).

Room 4
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Booth Signings

Terry J. Benton-Walker | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM signing The White Guy Dies First

Erika Lewis | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM signing the Kelcie Murphy Series

Jenn Lyons | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM singing The Sky on Fire

Author Signings

Lily Anderson, Sarah Henning, Trish Lundy, and Caitlin Schneiderhan

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM in AA09

Jordan Ifueko, TJ Klune, Rebecca Thorne, Sara Wolf, and Deeba Zargarpur

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM in AA04

Lily Anderson, Trish Lundy, CJ Leede, Alison Saft, Justine Puncella Winans

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM in AA09

Terry J. Benton-Walker, Alexene Farol Follmuth, Sarah Henning, Tricia Levenseller, and Erika Lewis

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in AA09

Panelists and giveaways subject to change

What's New

Announcing Tor Books Programming at San Diego Comic-Con 2023!

July 2, 2023April 11, 2024a cat2 Comments

We’re thrilled to join you all at San Diego Comic-Con 2023! Check out all the awesome panels and booth events we’ve got slated for this epic weekend. And don’t forget to join our SDCC 2023 ARC Bundle Sweepstakes (you don’t actually have to be at con to enter. This is a celebratory sweepstakes for everyone)!

Please note that giveaways and drops do not indicate author attendance at San Diego Comic Con. For attending authors, please check out panels and signing events.

Thursday — July 20

Panels

Welcome to Fantasy Land

Room 9
10:00 – 11:00 AM

Darcie Little Badger, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Rachel Griffin, Adalyn Grace, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Michelle Bucud (moderator)

Robots and Aliens and Blasters, Oh My

Room 24ABC
10:30 – 11:30 AM

Emma Mieko Candon, Sylvain Neuvel, and Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle, Charlie Jane Anders (Moderator)

In the Beginning…There was Worldbuilding

Room 32AB
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

TJ Klune, Comic-Con Special Guest Holly Black, Wesley Chu, LR Lam, Victoria Aveyard, Dr. Jeanelle Horcasitas (moderator)

A Different Type of Romance

Room 21AB
2:00 – 3:00 PM

Holly Black, Becky Cloonan, Linda Sejic, Stjepan Sejic, and Rachel Smythe. Tina Horn (moderator)

Booth 2802 Events

**Giveaway: After the Forest by Kell Woods**

10:00 – 11:00 AM

**Giveaway: One Blood by Denene Millner**

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Author Signing: Terry J. Benton-Walker*

12:00 – 1:00 PM
Blood Debts

**Giveaway: Exadelic by Jon Evans**

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Author Signing: Chuck Tingle*

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Camp Damascus

Author Signing: Charlie Jane Anders*

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Victories Greater Than Death

Author Signing: Paul Cornell*

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Rosebud

Author Signing: Cory Doctorow*

4:00 – 5:00 PM
The Lost Cause

Friday — July 21

Panels

Wish They All Could be CA MCs

Room 24ABC
10:30 – 11:30 AM

Diane Marie Brown, Nidhi Chanani, Mike Chen , Cory Doctorow, and Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle, Maryelizabeth Yturralde (moderator)

Love in all the Fantastic Places

Room 32AB
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Olivie Blake, Jacqueline Carey, Piper J. Drake, Laura Thalassa, Mia Tsai, Rachel Smythe, Dr. Jenni Marchisotto (moderator), Haydee Smith (moderator)

Spotlight on Martha Wells

Room 28DE
1:00 – 1:00 PM

Comic Con Special Guest Martha Wells

SF in Comics

Room 29AB
3:00 – 4:00 PM

John Barber, Andrew Griffin, Charlie Jane Anders , Nicholas Tana, Maryelizabeth Yturralde (moderator)

Boundless Adventures: San Diego Festival of Books

Room 10
4:30 – 5:30 PM

Charlie Jane Anders, John Jennings, TJ Klune, Jarrod Shusterman and Sofia Lapuente, Alonso Nunez (moderator)

Tor Presents:Calling All Book Lovers

Room 29CD
5:30 – 6:30 PM

TPG staff: Saraciea J. Fennell (Senior Publicity Manager), Giselle Gonzalez (Publicist), Emily Mlynek (Director of Marketing), Rachel Taylor (Senior Marketing Manager)

Booth 2802 Events

**Giveaway: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow**

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Author Signing: Martha Wells*

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Witch King

**Giveaway: The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab audiobook excerpt with special item**

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Author Signing: Liz Kerin*

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Night’s Edge

Author Signing: Sarah Gailey*

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Just Like Home

Author Signing: Nina Nesseth*

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Nightmare Fuel

Author Signing: Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle*

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Ebony Gate

Author Signing: Holly Black

4:00 – 5:00 PM
Book of Night

Saturday — July 22

Panels

Mysteries, Magic, & Mayhem

Room 7AB
10:00 – 11:00 AM

Holly Black, Johnny Compton, Martha Wells, Catriona Ward, and Philip Fracassi, Liz Kerin (moderator)

A Scare is Born

Room 7AB
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Silvia Moreno Garcia, Junji Ito, Johnny Compton, Chuck Tingle, Catriona Ward, Erin A. Craig, Judy Prince-Neeb (moderator)

Science Fiction (At Least for Now)

Room 29AB
1:00 – 2:00 PM

Emma Mieko Candon, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Comic Con Special Guest Martha Wells

The Worlds We Return To

Room 23ABC
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Stephen Blackmoore, Jacqueline Carey, Cory Doctorow, Chloe Gong, E.K. Johnston, Matthew Berger (moderator)

Things Could Be Worse

Room 25ABC
8:00 – 9:00 PM

Tananarive Due, CJ Leede, Meriam Metoui, Chuck Tingle, and Danielle Valentine, Maryelizabeth Yturralde (moderator)

Booth 2802 Events

**Giveaway: The Hunting Moon by Susan Dennard**

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Author Signing: Emma Mieko Candon*

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Archive Undying

Author Signing: J.R. Dawson*

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The First Bright Thing

**Giveaway: Starter Villain by John Scalzi**

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Author Signing: Sylvain Neuvel*

1:00 – 2:00 PM
A History of What Comes Next

Author Signing: Phillip Fracassi*

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Boys in the Valley

Author Signing: TJ Klune*

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Wolfsong

Author Signing: Johnny Compton*

3:00 – 4:00 PM
The Spite House

Author Signing: CJ Leede*

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Maeve Fly

Author Signing: Catriona Ward*

4:30 – 5:30 PM
Looking Glass Sound

Sunday — July 23

Panels

Spotlight on Holly Black

Room 29AB
10:00 – 11:00 AM

Comic Con Special Guest Holly Black

Let’s Hit Critical

Room 29AB
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Jef Aldrich, Travis Baldree, James D’Amato, E.K. Johnston, Jon Taylor, Cecil Castellucci (moderator)

Romantasy: When SFF & Romance Kiss

Room 23ABC
2:30 – 3:30 PM

Jacqueline Carey, Olivie Blake, J.R. Dawson, Travis Baldree, TJ Klune (moderator)

Booth 2802 Events

**Giveaway: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu**

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Author Signing: Travis Baldree*

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Bookshops & Bonedust

Author Signing: Jacqueline Carey*

12:00 – 1:00 PM
Kushiel’s Dart

Author Signing: Olivie Blake*

1:00 – 2:00 PM
The Atlas Six

Giveaway: Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout audiobook excerpt with special item

2:00 – 3:00 PM

**Giveaway: Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo**

3:00 – 4:00 PM

Free author signing with tickets to be given away at 10:00 AM each day in the booth. Other titles will be available for purchase in the booth.

Panelists and giveaways subject to change

Events / What's New

Tor Books at NYCC 2022!

September 29, 2022May 14, 2024a cat1 Comment

We couldn’t be more thrilled to get back to the Big Apple—Tor Books is coming to New York Comic Con! Join the convention from October 6-9 (tickets for physical & virtual access can be bought here) for some amazing panels, and don’t forget to follow us on social media and the hashtag #TorNYCC2022 for announcements, sweepstakes, and more!

Thursday — October 6

Morning ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Kate Elliott, The Keeper’s Six

In-Booth Signing: Anne Heltzel

Booth 3027
2:00 – 3:00 PM
With her spine-chilling and sharp adult debut, Anne Heltzel (she/her) is a fresh new voice in horror!

Evening ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Leopoldo Gout, Piñata

Panel – Improbable Imaginings

Room 1B-02
3:45 – 4:45 PM

AKA Flights of Fantasy Fiction: Let your imagination soar through the fantastic tales of deadly games, royal intrigues, wuxia, espionage, and ancestral hauntings. Phoebe Cramer (Publishers Weekly) chats craft and creativity with Alex Aster (Lightlark), Alina Boyden (Gifting Fire), Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy), GennaRose Nethercott (Thistlefoot), and Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive).

Friday — October 7

Morning ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
J. R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

Panel – Spotlight on Leigh Bardugo

Room 405
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Meet the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo! Ten years ago, her first book Shadow and Bone hit shelves – and now, the Grishaverse spans nine novels (including the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology), Demon in the Wood (the brand-new graphic novel prequel), and was the inspiration behind Netflix’s record-breaking original series. She’s also the author of adult fantasy Ninth House and its forthcoming sequel, Hell Bent. Celebrate a decade of Bardugo on this spotlight panel moderated by Tochi Onyebuchi.

In-Booth Signing: John Scalzi

Booth 3027
1:00 – 2:00 PM
One of the most popular SF authors of his generation + burrito chef / artist, John Scalzi (he/him) is here to sign some books 😎

**In-Booth Signing + ARC Giveaway: The Luminaries by Susan Dennard**

Booth 3027
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series Susan Dennard (she/her) returns with something haunting, something new: The Luminaries.

Evening ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Annalee Newitz, The Terraformers

In-Booth Signing: Tochi Onyebuchi

Booth 3027
4:00 – 5:00 PM
The awards and accolades of Tochi Onyebuchi (he/him) cannot be contained in the space allowed by his short blog introduction, which is just another accomplishment! So, put quickly: author of Riot Baby and Goliath & delightful nerd Tochi Onyebuchi will be signing in the above place at the above time!

Panel – Leaning into the Witchy

Room 1C-02
5:15 – 6:15 PM

Enjoy a tasty brew of witchcraft, magic, and practitioners conjured up by Celestine Martin (Witchful Thinking), Andy Mientus (Fraternity), Susan Dennard (The Luminaries), Scarlett St. Clair (When Stars Come Out) and Jenna Evans Welch (Spells for Lost Things), with Liberty Hardy (Book Riot Senior Contributing Editor) stirring the conversational pot. Post-panel signing by Susan Dennard @ Table 3-4!

Panel – Tor After Dark: Chaotic Book Club

Room 405
7:30 – 8:30 PM

Join a panel of Tor employees as they discuss some of their favorite book moments, give you an in depth sneak peek at upcoming reads and indulge in some real-talk book talk–all while answering questions from you along the way. If a pub trivia night, a Reddit AMA, and a book club had a baby…well it’d be really weird but it would also be this panel–which is why attendees are guaranteed to have a good time. Trivia prizes will be given and attendees will each receive a book.

Saturday — October 8

Panel – Calling All Monsters: On Liminality & Power Through the Lens of Speculative Fiction

Room 406.2
10:20 – 11:30 AM

When it comes to power, what better comes to mind than the literal ability to fly, shapeshift, or otherwise hold magic at your fingertips? Join Geeks OUT, as a panel of speculative fiction writers discusses how their characters interact with the supernatural, while navigating intersectional identities. Discussing how power manifests in more ways than one, speculative fiction addresses how members of marginalized communities fight back against real and fictional evils. Panelists include Alechia Dow (The Sound of Stars), Kylie Ren Baker (The Keeper of Night), Claribel A. Ortega (Witchlings), Alexandra Rowland (A Taste of Gold and Iron), Neon Yang (The Genesis of Misery), and moderated by Geeks OUT Editorial Coordinator, Michele Kirichanskaya.

Morning ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Malka Older, The Mimicking of Known Successes

In-Booth Signing: Amanda Foody & C. L. Herman

Booth 3027
12:00 – 1:00 PM
The powerhouse duo behind the bestselling dark YA fantasy All of Us Villains Duology, Amanda Foody (she/her) & C. L. Herman (they/she) are here to work some magic signing books!

Panel – Titans of Fantasy In Conversation

Room 405
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Join three of the biggest authors in the fantasy genre for a can’t miss conversation only at New York Comic Con! Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive), Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) and Terry Brooks (The Shannara Chronicles) will take the stage for a one-of-a-kind panel to discuss what it’s like to build iconic worlds that keep fans reading “just one more chapter”.

In-Booth Signing: Neon Yang

Booth 3027
1:00 – 2:00 PM
In previous incarnations, Neon (they/them) was a molecular biologist, a science communicator, a writer for animation, games and comic studios, and a journalist for one of Singapore’s major papers. Now they’re a writer of award-winning science-fiction. Oh, yeah, and also signing at our booth 😎

Q&A and Reading: Brandon Sanderson

Room 405
1:30 – 3:30 PM

In-Booth Signing: Alexandra Rowland

Booth 3027
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Alexandra Rowland (they/them) is the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron plus cohost of the four-time-Hugo-Award-nominated podcast Be the Serpent, all sternly supervised by their feline quality control manager. We’re just thankful their cat signed off on allowing them to sign books with us!

Evening ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

Sunday — October 9

Morning ARC Giveaway

Booth 3027
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

In-Booth Signing: Jennifer Marie Brissett

Booth 3027
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jennifer Marie Brissett (she/her) has warn many hats: software engineer, writer of critically-lauded science fiction, and proprietor of Indigo Café & Books in Brooklyn! Add to that list: author we’re so lucky to have signing at our booth!

In-Booth Signing: Paul Cornell

Booth 3027
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Paul Cornell’s (he/him) storied career of writing stories has taken him from TV to novels to comics! Today it takes him to our booth. Stop by and ask for his signature 😎

Pre-panel Signing: Jennifer Marie Brissett

Room 1C-03
Table 3-4
1:00 PM

Pre-panel Signing: Neon Yang, Tochi Onyebuchi, & John Scalzi

Room 1B-02
Table 3-4
2:45 PM

Evening Book Giveaway

Booth 3027
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Stan Lee & Jay Bonansinga, The Devil’s Quintet

Panel – Building on the Bones: Retold and Reimagined

Room 1C-03
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Authors draw inspiration from One Thousand and One Nights, Greek mythology including Persephone’s story, Chinese mythology, and tales of fate to create their original stories. Emily Calkins (Books Content Manager at Likewise) explores fantastic speculative worlds with Chelsea Abdullah (The Stardust Thief), Maya Deane (Wrath Goddess Sing), Emily X.R. Pan (An Arrow to the Moon), Kalynn Bayron (This Wicked Fate), and Jennifer Marie Brissett (Destroyer of Light).

Panel – The Future is Not Unwritten

Room 1B-02
3:45 – 4:45 PM

It’s impossible to predict what the future holds…but these authors have a pretty good shot at it. Go on a journey from our present day to so many possible futures as envisioned by some of science fictions brightest stars. From secret kaiju-ridden islands to far-flung intergalactic societies Jennifer Marie Brissett (Destroyer of Light) John Scalzi (The Kaiju Preservation Society) Neon Yang (The Genesis of Misery) and Tochi Onyebuchi (Goliath) write stories about our futures that tell us about our present.

eBook Deals

$2.99 Ebook Deal: London Falling by Paul Cornell

September 1, 2019August 26, 2019torforge

The ebook edition of London Falling by Paul Cornell is on sale for only $2.99! This offer will only last for a limited time, so order your copy today!

About London Falling:

Police officers Quill, Costain, Sefton, and Ross know the worst of London—or they think they do. While investigating a mobster’s mysterious death, they come into contact with a strange artifact and accidentally develop the Sight. Suddenly they can see the true evil haunting London’s streets.
Armed with police instincts and procedures, the four officers take on the otherworldly creatures secretly prowling London. Football lore and the tragic history of a Tudor queen become entwined in their pursuit of an age-old witch with a penchant for child sacrifice. But when London’s monsters become aware of their meddling, the officers must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to clean up their city, in London Falling by Paul Cornell.

Order Your Copy

This sale ends October 1.

Author Features / Extras

Wild Cards Discussion with Saladin Ahmed, Paul Cornell, and Melinda Snodgrass

July 11, 2018May 29, 2024torforge3 Comments

Listen to the authors of George R. R. Martin’s latest Wild Cards novel discuss Low Chicago!

George R. R. Martin’s famous other series is a great sandbox that has hosted some of the best writers in science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels. The Wild Cards universe is a place where superheroes and villains fight, love, and just try to survive. The plague that led to the emergence of superhero “Aces” and mutant “Jokers” resonates with anyone who’s ever felt a bit… different from normal people.

Hugo and Eisner Award-nominated author Saladin Ahmed (The Crescent Throne, Marvel’s Black Bolt,) Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Chalk) and Melinda Snodgrass, who is a long-time Wild Cards author and editor, a screenwriter, and the current executive producer on the forthcoming Wild Cards TV show, all have a lot to say both about working with superheroes and working with George.

Saladin Ahmed
@saladinahmed

Paul Cornell
@Paul_Cornell

Melinda Snodgrass
@MMSnodgrass

New Releases

New Releases: 10/10/17

October 10, 2017May 1, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

An Irish Country Practice by Patrick Taylor

Once, not too long ago, there was just a single Irish country doctor tending to the lively little village of Ballybucklebo: Doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly. Now his thriving practice is growing by leaps and bounds.

Not only has O’Reilly taken a new trainee under his wing, Doctor Connor Nelson, he’s also added a spirited Labrador puppy to his ever-expanding household at Number One Main Street. Meanwhile, his trusted partner, young Doctor Barry Laverty, finds himself wondering if he’s truly ready to settle down and start a family with his lovely fiancée, Sue.

Children of the Fleet by Orson Scott Card

Ender Wiggin won the Third Formic war, ending the alien threat to Earth. Afterwards, all the terraformed Formic worlds were open to settlement by humans, and the International Fleet became the arm of the Ministry of Colonization, run by Hirum Graff. MinCol now runs Fleet School on the old Battle School station, and still recruits very smart kids to train as leaders of colony ships, and colonies.

Dabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid. Top of his class in every school. But he doesn’t think he has a chance at Fleet School, because he has no connections to the Fleet. That he knows of. At least until the day that Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview.

The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear

The Gage is a brass automaton created by a wizard of Messaline around the core of a human being. His wizard is long dead, and he works as a mercenary. He is carrying a message from a the most powerful sorcerer of Messaline to the Rajni of the Lotus Kingdom. With him is The Dead Man, a bitter survivor of the body guard of the deposed Uthman Caliphate, protecting the message and the Gage. They are friends, of a peculiar sort.

They are walking into a dynastic war between the rulers of the shattered bits of a once great Empire.

NEW FROM TOR.COM

A Long Day in Lychford by Paul Cornell

It’s a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country’s politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering.

But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones’ mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?

NEW IN MANGA

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Vol. 3 Story by Ao Jyumonji; Art by Eiri Shirai

Lord Marksman and Vanadis Vol. 5 Story by Tsukasa Kawaguchi; Art by Nobuhiko Yanai

Monster Girl Encyclopedia II Story and art by Kenkou Cross

Spirit Circle Vol. 1 Story and art by Satoshi Mizukami

New Releases / What's New

New Releases: 3/21/17

March 21, 2017May 10, 2024torforge

Here’s what went on sale today!

The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster-than-light travel is impossible—until the discovery of the Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.

Riding the Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It’s a hedge against interstellar war—and, for the empire’s rulers, a system of control.

The Flow is eternal—but it’s not static. Just as a river changes course, the Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it’s discovered that the entire Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals—a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency—must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.

Follow Me Down by Sherri Smith

Mia Haas has built her life far from the North Dakota town where she grew up, but when she receives word that her twin brother is missing, she is forced to return home. Back to the people she left behind, the person she used to be, and the secrets she thought she’d buried.

Once hailed as the golden boy of their town, and now a popular high school teacher, Lucas Haas disappears the same day the body of one of his students is pulled from the river. Trying to wrap her head around the rumors of Lucas’s affair with the teen, and unable to reconcile the media’s portrayal of Lucas as a murderer with her own memories of him, Mia is desperate to find another suspect.

All the while, she wonders: If he’s innocent, why did he run?

Northern Stars by Glenn Grant & David G. Hartwell

From the earliest days of modern science fiction, Canada has given readers some of the most important authors in the field–and many of the finest stories. World Fantasy Award-winning editor David G. Hartwell has teamed up with Canadian writer and critic Glenn Grant to compile Northern Stars, an anthology of stories by the writers who have built Canada’s rich science fiction tradition. Now in paperback for the first time, Northern Stars is the definitive overview of science fiction’s northern frontier, a valuable addition to any fan’s library.

Spymaster by Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes

Captain Kate Fitzmaurice was born to sail. She has made a life of her own as a privateer and smuggler. Hired by the notorious Henry Wallace, spymaster for the queen of Freya, to find a young man who claims to be the true heir to the Freyan, she begins to believe that her ship has finally come in.

But no fair wind lasts forever. Soon Kate’s checkered past will catch up to her. It will take more than just quick wits and her considerable luck if she hopes to bring herself—and her crew—through intact.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher

In 1119 A.D., a group of nine crusaders became known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon–a militant monastic order charged with protecting pilgrims and caravans traveling on the roads to and from the Holy Land. In time, the Knights Templar would grow in power and, ultimately, be laid low. But a small offshoot of the Templars endure and have returned to the order’s original mission: to defend the roads of the world and guard those who travel on them.

Theirs is a secret line of knights: truckers, bikers, taxi hacks, state troopers, bus drivers, RV gypsies–any of the folks who live and work on the asphalt arteries of America. They call themselves the Brotherhood of the Wheel.

Nightstruck by Jenna Black

The night is the enemy, and the city of Philadelphia is its deadliest weapon.

Becket is an ordinary teenage girl, wrestling with the upheaval of her parents’ divorce. A studious high school senior, her biggest problems to date have been choosing which colleges to apply to, living up to her parents’ ambitious expectations for her, and fighting her secret crush on her best friend’s boyfriend. But that all changes on the night she tries to save an innocent life and everything goes horribly wrong.

NEW FROM TOR.COM

Chalk by Paul Cornell

Andrew Waggoner has always hung around with his fellow losers at school, desperately hoping each day that the school bullies — led by Drake — will pass him by in search of other prey. But one day they force him into the woods, and the bullying escalates into something more; something unforgivable; something unthinkable.

Broken, both physically and emotionally, something dies in Waggoner, and something else is born in its place.

In the hills of the West Country a chalk horse stands vigil over a site of ancient power, and there Waggoner finds in himself a reflection of rage and vengeance, a power and persona to topple those who would bring him low.

NEW IN MANGA

A Centaur’s Life Vol. 11 Story & Art by Kei Murayama

Lord Marksman and Vanadis Vol. 3 Story by Tsukasa Kawaguchi; Art by Nobuhiko Yanai

Merman In My Tub Vol. 6 Story and art by Itokichi

New Releases

New Releases: 11/1/16

November 1, 2016May 10, 2024torforge

Here’s what went on sale today!

Christmas Magic by David G. Hartwell

Wonders abound at Christmas, and never more so than in this delightful collection of holiday stories by some of today’s most gifted writers of fantasy and science-fiction. In this volume, Harlan Ellison, Alan Dean Foster, Kit Reed, Howard Waldrop, Donald Westlake, and many other science fiction and fantasy stars present their unique visions of Christmas.

Illicit by Cathy Clamp

In Cathy Clamp’s Illicit, when a border dispute between two bear clans destabilizes shapeshifter relations throughout Europe and threatens to reveal their existence to humans, the Sazi High Council orders both sides to the negotiation table. The peace talks take place in Luna Lake, the American community where all shifter species–wolf, cat, bird, bear, and more–live in harmony.

Invisible Planets by Ken Liu

Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards (including Hao Jingfang’s Hugo-winning novella, Folding Beijing); some have been included in various ‘Year’s Best’ anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken’s personal favorites.

Say No More by Hank Phillippi Ryan

When Boston reporter Jane Ryland reports a hit and run, she soon learns she saw more than a car crash—she witnessed the collapse of an alibi. Working on an expose of sexual assaults on college campuses for the station’s new documentary unit, Jane’s just convinced a date rape victim to reveal her heartbreaking experience on camera. However, a disturbing anonymous message—SAY NO MORE—has Jane really and truly scared.

Seriously Shifted by Tina Connolly

Teenage witch Cam isn’t crazy about the idea of learning magic. She’d rather be no witch than a bad one. But when a trio of her mother’s wicked witch friends decide to wreak havoc in her high school, Cam has no choice but to try to stop them.

Now Cam’s learning invisibility spells, dodging exploding cars, and pondering the ethics of love potions. All while trying to keep her grades up and go on a first date with her crush. If the witches don’t get him first, that is.

Wrath of Betty by Steven Erikson

The continuing adventures of the starship A.S.F. Willful Child. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate new life-forms, to boldly blow the…

And so we join the not-terribly-bright but exceedingly cock-sure Captain Hadrian Sawback and his motley crew on board the Starship Willful Child.

NEW FROM TOR.COM:

The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler

Disgraced government operative Colonel Chu is exiled to the flooded relic of New York City. Something called the Light has hit the streets like an epidemic, leavings its users strung out and disconnected from the mind-network humanity relies on. Chu has lost everything she cares about to the Light. She’ll end the threat or die trying.

The Lost Child of Lychford by Paul Cornell

It’s December in the English village of Lychford – the first Christmas since an evil conglomerate tried to force open the borders between our world and… another.

Which means it’s Lizzie’s first Christmas as Reverend of St. Martin’s. Which means more stress, more expectation, more scrutiny by the congregation. Which means… well, business as usual, really.

NOW IN PAPERBACK:

Collision by William S. Cohen

The Good Old Boys and The Smiling Country by Elmer Kelton

Killers by Howie Carr

Pillar to the Sky by William R. Forstchen

Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly

The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell

Warheart by Terry Goodkind

NEW IN MANGA

Hour of the Zombie Vol. 3 by Tsukasa Saimura

My Girlfriend is a T-Rex Vol. 1 Story and art by Sanzo